The 16th Annual UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research: Research Symposium and Keynote Address

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Date and time

Online & In Person

Gainesville, FL 32603 (see details)

Description

Sponsored by the Joseph & Leila Applebaum Visiting Professorship endowment, the keynote speaker, a pre-eminent expert in biomedical research external to UF, will discuss innovative, emerging research and connect with college investigators. The 2026 keynote speaker is Ernst Lengyel, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Chicago Medicine. This year's event will also feature the inaugural research symposium. See the full schedule here! Lunch will be available on a first-come first-served basis. Join us for this insightful event on Tuesday, February 10th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in person at Communicore room C1-011 or via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/s/95523657886

Event

Schedule

Speaker(s)

Morning Session

9-10:40 AM

Welcome

Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD and John Ligon, MD

Elizabeth Shenkman, PhD, Yonghui Wu, PhD and Andres Pumariega, MD

Todd Brusko, PhD, and Laura Jacobsen, PhD

Coffee Break

10:40-10:50 AM

Keynote Address

10:50-11:40 AM

Keynote Speaker: Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD

Fireside Chat

11:40 AM -12:10 PM

May Khanna, PhD, and Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD

Lunch

12:10-12:40 PM

Afternoon Session

12:40-3 PM

Erica Dale, PhD

Ramon Sun, PhD and Elham Nasri, MD

Rajesh Khanna, PhD and Daryl Fields, MD, PhD

Benjamin Alwood, MD and Nicolle Davis, PhD, RN

Katharina Busl, MD, MS and Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR

Agenda

  1. 9:00 am - 10:40 am
  2. 10:40 am - 10:50 am

    Coffee Break

  3. 10:50 am - 11:40 am

    Keynote Address

    Ernst Lengyel

  4. 11:40 am - 12:10 pm

    Fireside Chat

    May Khanna

    Ernst Lengyel

  5. 12:10 pm - 12:40 pm

    Lunch

  6. 12:40 pm - 3:00 pm

Speakers

  • Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D.
    Neuro-Oncologist (Brain Cancer Specialist)
    Duane Mitchell
  • Assistant Professor
    John Ligon
  • Department Chair and Professor
    Elizabeth Shenkman
  • Yonghui Wu, PhD
    Chief Data Scientist & Associate Professor
    Yonghui Wu
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
    Andres Pumariega
  • Professor and Assistant Dean of Foundational Research
    Todd Brusko
  • Pediatric Endocrinologist (Child Hormone Specialist)
    Laura Jacobsen
  • Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD
    Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Chicago Medicine
    Ernst Lengyel
  • May Khanna, PhD
    Associate Professor & Assistant Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    May Khanna
  • Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD
    Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Chicago Medicine
    Ernst Lengyel
  • Erica Dale, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Erica Dale
  • Ramon Sun, PhD
    Associate Professor; Director of Center for Spatial Biomolecule Research (CASBR)
    Ramon Sun
  • CLIN AST PROF
    Elham Nasri
  • Richard And Thelma O.C. Barney Term Professor & Director, Center for Advanced Pain Therapeutics and Research (CAPToR)
    Rajesh Khanna
  • Daryl Fields, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Daryl Fields
  • Assistant Professor
    Benjamin Alwood
  • Nicolle Davis, Ph.D., RN, SCRN, ASC-BC, FAHA
    Nicolle Davis
  • Katharina Busl, M.D., M.S.
    Neurocritical Care Specialist
    Katharina Busl
  • Carolina Maciel, M.D., MSCR
    Neurocritical Care Specialist
    Carolina Maciel

Contact Information

UF College of Medicine Office of Research

Email: COM-Research@ufl.edu

Location

Address

Communicore Building
1249 Center Dr
C1-011
Gainesville, FL 32603